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Modupe Shodeinde
In a vengeful act over the infidelity of his wife, a man named, John Emmanuel, allegedly murdered his own daughter and buried her remains in a shallow grave.
The victim, Favour Emmanuel, last saw her mother, Glory Emmanuel, when she was barely 5 years old in December 2019, as Glory left Nigeria in search of greener pastures in the United States of America.
However, Favour’s life was cut short when her father, out of fury killed her, when he got drift of his wife’s re-mariagge in the United States.
Crime Guard gathered that after allegedly killing Favour, Emmanuel buried her remains in a shallow grave and absconded.
Neighbours who had not seen Favour for some time, became curious when they did not see her father too.
One of them was said to have alerted others upon discovering a newly dug shallow grave behind their building.
In the inquisitive neighbour’s attempt to ascertain what was buried, he reportedly discovered it was Favour. Neighbours concluded the deceased’s father was culpable.
They waited patiently for Emmanuel until he returned two weeks later. They apprehended him and handed him over to the Police.
Emmanuel, is still being interrogated by detectives at the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Yaba.
Police sources said, “ the suspect said he did what he did out of annoyance. He said he didn’t believe his wife could dump him for another man after swearing with everything she holds dear, to come and pick him and their daughter”
Police sources said necessary action would be taken after interrogation.
